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went so far as

went so far as is the simple past of go so far as.

Meaning of go so far as

Verb

go so far as (third-person singular simple present goes so far as, present participle going so far as, simple past went so far as, past participle gone so far as)

  1. (idiomatic) To reach an unexpected extent in doing something.
    • I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn't go so far as to kill himself?

Questions about went so far as

What is went so far as the simple past of?
Went so far as is the simple past of go so far as.

Words near went so far as in the dictionary

  1. went set
  2. went short
  3. went sing
  4. went slap off on
  5. went snake
  6. went so far as
  7. went soft
  8. went sour
  9. went south
  10. went straight
  11. went strong

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